Display-rack.



lA. E. MILLER.-

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLIoATIoN FILED ooT.15

Patented May 2, 1911,'. l

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' 0E BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DISPLAY-RACK.

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Specicatonof Letters Yatent.

Patented May 2, 1911.

Applcationgled October-15, 1910. Serial No. 587,283.

This invention relates to certain new and \useful improvements indisplay racks vforv garments and the like.

The invention has for its object the provision of y, improved meanswhereby the garments may be conveniently and compactly stored in dustproof cases and yet be readily accessible for exhibition to a customerby a salesman.

A further object is tofprovide an im proved rack capable of being'readily removed from the case and which may be readily revolved when soremoved to display the" goods supported thereby.

A further object is to provide improved locking means for preventingrotation of the rack while in the case and which is constructed toautomatically permit rotation ot the rack when withdrawn from the case.

rIhe invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularlypointed out in the claims. Y 4 j Of the accompanying drawing :-Figure 1is a plan view illustrating a case containingmyimproved display rack,,thetop of the case being removed, the rack being within the case. Fig.2 is a similar view with the rack withdrawn Vfrom the case. Fig: 3 is a`longitudinal sectional view illustrating details of construction of therack, parts being broken away. Fig. 4 is a detail illustrating thelocking device.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates a case of any suitable orpreferredconstrud tion, that shown being provided with front ofbeingremoved to permit thel withdrawal dicated as a whole by is providedwith a channel 13 'theupper edges of which are provided with guides 141between which the can riage 1,5J ofthe display rack 12 is mounted tolreciprocate.- It will be noted that the I 16 yarranged at Y :frightanglesto receive antifriction balls 17.l

' Said carriage 15 supports a hollow column 18 provided'with a bearing19 which serves to support the head2() of the rack.4 4The of the displayrack, in-` the numeral 12. The

l bearing 19 and head 20 are also .provided with angular complementalsurfaces 16'l to receive anti-friction balls 17 Secured to the head 2Oand suspended therefrom is a vertical` shaft 21 extending downwardlythrough the column 18 and provided at its lower end with a disk 22provided on its under side with depending rollers 23. Said rollers areadapted to engage shoulders 24 formed by the sides of a locking guide-25 secured to the bottom of the channel 13. 'Ihe guide 25 is formed ofa strip of suitable material having parallel arms 26 pivoted at 27 andenlarged -at 28 to form a circular bow. The free ends of arms 26 arenotched at 29. In practice when the rack 12 is within the case therollers 23 are located between the arms 26, thereby preventing rotationof disk 22 and the head 20, oneot tllo` rolls 23 being engaged by thenotches 29 to prevent the rack from accidentally moving out of the case.When it is desired to display the goods supported by the rack the frontsections of the case are removed and a slight pull on the rack willdisengage the roller 23 from notches 29. The arms 26 will thereupohguide the rack, through the medium of rollers 23 and disk 22 until saidrollers pass out from between said arms into the space formed by theenlargement 2S. As soon as both of the rollers reach this space thehea-d 2O can be rotated at will. In order to control the rotation ofhead 20 a brake spring 30`is placed in the enlargement 28, the samehaving a frictional engagement with the lower ends of rollers 23. Inthis manner free rotation of said head is vprevented and the latter isheld in any position to which it may be turned. 'Wt/hen it is desired toreturn the rack to the case the rollers 23 are brought into alinementwith the space between the arms*4 26 and the rack then pushed inward,whereupon Said arms will engage the rollers 23 to prevent rotation andwill sprin over the innermost roll to lock the rack 1n position as abovedescribed. In this connection it will ing the angular faces 16 and 16 inthe`I manner illustrated I am enabled to compensate for inequalities inthe weight on opposite sides of "th'e rack for the reason that no matterwhich side is the heavier the angular surfaces always present directlyopposing abutments which have a direct bearing upon the anti-frictionballs. In this way bin ing ofthe'parts is prevented.

be noted that by arrang- A Having thus explained thefnature of myinvention, and. described an operative manner of constructing and usingthe same,-al though without attempting to set forth all of the forms inwhich it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what I claim 1s:-

l. Iii a display rack, the combination with a case, of a rack mounted toreciprocate therein and provided with a rotatable member, and a guideengagingI said rotata f blevmember and normally preventing rotationthereof, said guidebeing enlarged at its outer end to engage saidrotatable member when the rack reaches the outer limitv of its movement,whereby r the rack is permitted to rotate and is guided 1n its rotation.

Q. `ln a displayrack, the combination with a case, of a rack mounted toreciprocate therein and provided with a rotatable -member, and a guideengaging said rotata.-

ble member land normally 'preventing rota.

' tion thereof,fsaidv guide being enlarged at its outer end* to engagesaid Vrotatable member whenthe rack reaches the outer limit of itsmovement, whereby the. rack is permitted to rotate'and is guided in itsrotation, said guide being also provided with means for locking saidrack against reciprocation.

3. In a display rack, the combination with a case, of a 'rack mounted toreciprocate therein and provided with a rotatable member, a guideprovided with parallel arms and a circular enlargement, and meanscarried by' said rotatable member for engaging said guide.

4. In a display rack, the combination withV a cas, of a rack mounted toreciprocate therein and provided withia rotatable member, a guideprovided with parallel pivo'ted arms and a circular enlargement, and

`means carried by said rotatable -member for engaging said guide, thefree ends of saidarms being provided With means for locking said rackagainst movement.

5. In a 'display rack, the combination with a case, of a rack mounted toreciprocate therein and provided with a` rotatable member, a guideprovided with parallel pivoted arms and a circular enlargement, and

i means carried by said rotatable member for engaging said guide, thefree ends o f said arms being provided with oppositely disposed lockingnotches.

6..In a display' rack, the combination ywith a case, of a rack mountedto reciprocate vent rotation thereof, said guide being en` larged atitsouter end and adapted to engage said rotatable member when the rackreaches the outer4 limit ofits movement,

whereby said rack is permitted to rotate' and is guided in its rotation.

8. In a. display rack, lthe combination with a case provided with'achannel' the edgesl of which are provided lwith' guide bars, a carriagelocated insaid channel and .provided with guide barsf'the guide bars ofsaid carriage and channel being provided with opposed complementalangular faces, anti-friction balls mounted between said guide bars, anda guide mounted in said channel and engaging said rotatable member tonormally prevent rotation thereof, said guide being shaped to vpermitrotation of said member when the carriage reaches the outer limit of itsmovement. i

9. In .a' display1 rackthe combination with a case, a carriage mountedto reciprocate therein, a head supported by said carriage andprovidedwith a depending shaft,`

a disk secured to and rotatable with said shaft, and provided withdepending guide members, and a guide engaging saidmembers to normallyprevent Jotation of said shaft, said guide beingenlargd at its outer'end to permit rotation of said disk when the carriage reaches'the outerlimit of its movement, said guide members engaging` the yenlargedportionof said guide during the rotation of said shaft;

In` testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ANDRW MILLER.

Witnesses SOLOMON HIMMEL,l 'CURTIS O. LYON.

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